Space food in Year 5

As our Space topic in Science comes to a close, we have been trying to create some foods the astronauts may be able to take up to space. We discussed how fresh fruit may not be an option and used the dehydration machine to remove the water from pineapple, apple, banana, cucumber, strawberry and grapes. […]

The Great Grammar Race

This morning, Year 5 used their grammar knowledge during ‘The Great Grammar Race’. We recapped the different word classes then thought of as many examples as possible. We then headed out to the playground where we got into four teams. Each child had to run forward, pick up a word and then sort it into […]

What is a solar eclipse?

As part of their Space topic, Year 5 were tasked with creating animations to explain what a solar eclipse is. Check out this totally amazing animation by Julia. Maybe we have a future animator in our class!

LifeSavers Savings Club open for all year groups.

Years 2, 3 and 4 can now join the rest of the school in opening a savings account. We are open on Mondays from 8.30 am in the music room if you would like help registering or you can do it online.

Year 5: Craters experiment

This morning, Year 5 planned and conducted an experiment to answer the question, ‘Does the height at which an object is dropped impact the size of the crater?’ The children accurately measured the diameter of each ‘crater’ and then calculated the means. Well done Year 5!

LifeSavers will be open from 8.30am…

Come to the Music room to open an account and deposit your savings. Ms Steer will be there to help you with any registration questions and our lovely Year 5 and 6 cashiers can assist you further! Reception class, you don’t need to be a grown up to start saving but I appreciate you attempting […]

Can you create a structure with multiple pulleys?

This was the challenge set for Year 5 this afternoon. The children aimed to be able to lift a dictionary using string and had to include more than one pulley in their system. They really worked well as teams and came up with brilliant designs. One team member of perhaps the most ambitious design said, […]

Year 5’s class assembly

Another big well done to Year 5 who had their class assembly this morning. The class showed nothing but enthusiasm throughout the process and certainly rose to the occasion! A special shout out to the dancers who choreographed their dance to Beastie Boys ‘Intergalactic’ with creativity and flair! The rendition of the poem ‘Gran Can […]

The Riot Act

This afternoon Year 5 and 6 took part in a workshop on road safety. The show was very engaging and had a very important message about staying safe on the roads of London!

Spring has sprung – Art in Year 5

Every Thursday afternoon, Year 5 have an art session with Tasha. Yesterday they used acrylic paints to create these beautiful paintings of daffodils.